Archive for November 15th, 2012
Sex Abuse Is a Side Effect of Church’s Hierarchical Structure, Clericalism
Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Catholic Bishops, church reform, Clergy Sexual Abuse, Voice of the Faithful on November 15, 2012
“Sadly, sex abuse by church personnel is a well-documented side effect of the hierarchical structure that Pope Benedict XVI vigorously seeks to restore as a central feature of his so-called reform of the reform, also known as the overturn of Vatican II. He has the earnest righteousness that prevents him from seeing the tragic incongruity between his publicly condemning clerical sex abuse and his unknowingly enabling it through reviving the clericalism that is a killer side effect of the hierarchical structures he champions.” By Eugene Cullen Kennedy, National Catholic Reporter
Church of England Bishop Arrested in Child Abuse Inquiry
Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Voice of the Faithful on November 15, 2012
“The arrest of Bishop Peter Ball on suspicion of sexual offences against boys and men at addresses in East Sussex and elsewhere is the latest development in a wide-ranging and often contentious series of official inquiries into decades of alleged child protection failures in the diocese of Chichester on England’s south coast.” By Robert Booth, The Guardian